Psalms 21

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.

Unto the end. A psalm for David. In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

2 You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

3 For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

4 He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

5 Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.

His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

6 For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

7 Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.

For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

8 May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

9 You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.

Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

10 You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

11 For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.

For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

12 For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.

For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

13 Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.